Recognised as Colour

#832A42

#832A42
Red
Dark
Nearest: Brown

#832A42 is a red with RGB values 131, 42, 66 and HSL 344°, 51%, 34%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Brown.

Colour values

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HEX#832A42

RGBrgb(131, 42, 66)

RGB (0–1)0.5137, 0.1647, 0.2588

RGB percentages51.4%, 16.5%, 25.9%

HSLhsl(343.8, 51.4%, 33.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(343.8, 67.9%, 51.4%)

CMYK0%, 67.9%, 49.6%, 48.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer8,596,034

CSS custom property--colour: #832A42;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06875WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness81.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.84:1

Contrast with white8.84:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.37:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#3F3F3F

Inverted#7CD5BD

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#3E3F43no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 40.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#555140no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 42 from the original

Tritanopia#8F1C33no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text8.84:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.37:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Brown · ΔE 26.8 Indian red · ΔE 27.4 Pale violetred · ΔE 30.1 Maroon · ΔE 33.3 Sienna · ΔE 33.6 Firebrick · ΔE 35.9

Nearest named CSS colourBrown (#A52A2A)ΔE 26.77, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#2A836B

Analogous#832A6E, #833F2A

Triadic#42832A, #2A4283

Split complementary#2A833F, #2A6E83

Tetradic#6E832A, #2A836B, #3F2A83

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#DF9AAD

Lighter +30%#D2748D

Lighter +20%#C64D6E

Lighter +10%#AA3655

Darker −10%#5C1E2F

Darker −20%#36111B

Darker −30%#0F0508

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#991438

Less saturated −25%#6D404C

Channel breakdown

R131

G42

B66

Red131 (51.4%)

Green42 (16.5%)

Blue66 (25.9%)

Hue343.82°

Saturation (HSL)51.45%

Lightness33.92%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 83 · G 2A · B 42

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